annualize

UK: /ˈænjʊəˌlaɪz/ US: (an′yo̅o̅ ə līz′)

Inflections of 'annualize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

annualizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

annualizing

v pres p (US & UK)

annualized

v past (US & UK)

annualized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

an•nu•al•ize  (an′yo̅o̅ ə līz′), v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to calculate for or as for an entire year:
   Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.

v.i. 

2. to be annualized.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] an′nu•al•ise′. 

• annual + -ize

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annualize, annualise / ˈænjʊəˌlaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year: credit card companies are obliged to quote an annualized percentage rate to borrowers